Daily Archive: Thursday, November 23, 2017

Two policemen, including a former ‘Best Cop’ awardee, were yesterday charged with the murder of businessman Godfrey Scipio, called ‘Sagga’, who was gunned down outside of a city hotel last month.

Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, last evening, announced that the Government of Guyana has received more than 70 unsolicited Expressions of Interest from investors, who are interested in turning around the ailing sugar industry.

Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, last evening, announced that the Government of Guyana has received more than 70 unsolicited Expressions of Interest from investors, who are interested in turning around the ailing sugar industry.

BRISBANE,  (Reuters) – Australia fought back with two late wickets to restrict England to 196 for four and leave the Ashes series-opener delicately poised on Thursday after the tourists’ unheralded batsmen threatened to dominate an intriguing first day.

Chief Justice (ag) Roxane George SC yesterday ruled that the directive given by the Minister of State to the Police Service Commission (PSC) to halt the consideration of planned promotions for this year was unlawful and a blatant disregard for the Constitution, according to Attorney Anil Nandlall.

Coen Jackson, the Bishops’ High School teacher accused of sexually grooming and preying on female students has been sent on administrative leave pending the outcome of investigations.

In the face of continued silence by government on if it received a US$20M signing bonus from US oil company, ExxonMobil, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said that he could “reasonably confirm” the transaction and that it was paid sometime earlier this year.

More leaked emails from Alliance for Change (AFC) executives show that several key figures did not agree with President David Granger’s unilateral selection of Justice James Patterson as the Guyana Elections Commission Chairman on October 19 and the head of the US chapter slammed the party over its stance.

The STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Department at the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) will soon have an upgrade compliments of a US$250,000 Memorandum of Under-standing (MOU) signed by the Ministry of Education and the People’s Republic of China.

The decomposed body of a Newtown, Georgetown resident who reportedly went missing on November 11, was discovered yesterday morning at about 11 am, aback of Brighton Village, Corentyne.

GuySuCo produced some 5,600 bags of rice from the 200 acres that were planted at the former Wales sugar estate, about 2,000 bags short of its target.

On December 6, the Court of Appeal will rule on the New Building Society’s (NBS) challenge to the $79 million awarded to dismissed manager, Maurice Arjoon.

As the ANSA McAl Group of Companies launched its new automotive store yesterday, Minister of Business, Dominic Gaskin reiterated government’s commitment to providing affordable and energy efficient vehicles.

Wayne Dover, Golden Jaguars interim head coach said the objective is to create history by becoming the first Guyanese team to win in South East Asia when they battle host Indonesia Saturday in an international football friendly.

Two thousand customers of Plaisance and Ogle have been promised 24-hours water supply for Christ-mas, by the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI), from the newly drilled $40 million Sparendaam well.

The National Schools, Cycling, Swimming, and Track and Field championships (‘Nationals’) kicks off in four days and East Georgetown will be gunning to be among the podium dwellers at the conclusion of the biggest schools championships.

The 58-year-old man who is accused of severely chopping sales clerk Narinie Gopaul on Sunday night, severing two of her fingers was yesterday charged with attempted murder and remanded to prison.

Despite an assurance from Gaico Construction Services that a key section of the Parfaite Harmonie access road is sound, consultant Edward Gonsalves has said it was constructed with poor quality asphalt, which is responsible for its continued deterioration.

Rescheduled from East Ruimveldt tarmac yesterday due to the persistent rainfall, the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Georgetown Zone, kicks-off today at the National Cultural Centre Tarmac, Mandela Avenue with 14 matches.

An intoxicated Canje woman yesterday completely destroyed her one-flat wooden house after she set in on fire sometime around 1 pm.

Eagles climbed atop the Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) Senior League standings, while Blueberry Hill secured their second win of the event, when action continued on Tuesday at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) ground, Linden.

What is the mandate of the Georgetown Football Association (GFA)? It is the million dollar question that is on everyone’s lips following the alleged decision of that entity to stage a year-end Futsal Championship comprising community teams.

A number of workers of Wales Estate who were retained after the estate ceased cane cultivation and sugar processing at the end of 2016 are soon to be made redundant.

The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Alliance for Change (AFC) has called on the government of which it is part to “establish the Integrity Commission as a matter of urgent national priority”.

By Noelle Smith As the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) continues to try to improve the level of their players their aim is also to keep raising the standard of coaching available.

A 32-year-old La Parfaite Harmonie vendor was yesterday granted bail for allegedly displaying threatening behaviour towards the mother of his child.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The United States yesterday called the Myanmar military operation against the Rohingya population “ethnic cleansing” and threatened targeted sanctions against those responsible for what it called “horrendous atrocities.”

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, CMC – Head coach, Stuart Law, is expecting a tough challenge from the Black Caps in the upcoming two-Test series but believes the conditions here will still favour the West Indies brand of cricket, as they look to spring a surprise on the home side.

HARARE,  (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s new leader Emmerson Mnangagwa told a cheering crowd in Harare yesterday that the country was entering a new stage of democracy following Robert Mugabe’s removal as president after nearly four decades in power.

BRISBANE,  (Reuters) – The war of words that has added spice to the lead-up to cricket’s oldest enduring test series will give way to genuine hostilities today when bitter Ashes rivals Australia and England march out in front of a packed crowd at the Gabba.

A vendor, who was charged in October with cannabis possession, was yesterday granted bail after the prosecution was unable to serve statements.

When the Golden Jaguars clash with Indonesia in Jakarta on Saturday, it will be the third time the Land of Many Waters will engage a country from the continent of Asia.

BOGOTA,  (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – With thousands left homeless by hurricanes in Caribbean island farming and fishing communities, international donors have pledged more than US$2 billion to support rebuilding efforts.

A labourer was yesterday sentenced to six months in jail, after he admitted to inflicting bodily harm on another individual.

KAMPALA, (Reuters) – Uganda on Wednesday denied its foreign minister had engaged in corrupt activities with a Hong Kong man who has been charged with bribery and other violations by U.S.

Dear Editor, Much media and civil society attention is focused at present on the  developing story of a male teacher at Bishops’ High School (BHS) who is reported to have systematically targeted girl students, often just as they are reaching the age of consent, to groom them into some form of sexual relationship with him.

The decomposed body of a Newtown, Georgetown resident who reportedly went missing on Novem-ber 11, was discovered yesterday morning at about 11 am, aback of Brighton Village, Corentyne.

The Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) will bring its curtain down on its calendar of activities for 2017 on November 30 with the staging of the Terrence Ali National Open Championships at the National Gymnasium.

MELBOURNE, Australia, CMC – Barbadian fast bowling star Jofra Archer has been snapped up by Hobart Hurricanes for the seventh edition of Australia’s Big Bash League which bowls off next month.

Dear Editor, Not too long ago, one used to associate GTT with efficient and reliable service.

THE HAGUE, (Reuters) – A U.N. tribunal yesterday convicted ex-Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic of genocide and crimes against humanity for massacres of Bosnian Muslims and ethnic cleansing campaigns to forge a “Greater Serbia”, and jailed him for life.

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry, on November 17, 2017, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Newfoundland and Labrador Environmental Industry Association (NEIA).

LINCOLN, New Zealand, CMC – Tom Latham will lead New Zealand A against West Indies in the three-day tour match starting Saturday, after Martin Guptill was ruled out with a hamstring injury.

Dear Editor, Fortunately, Guyanese live in a democratic republic. Imperfect though it may be, one can only hope that our country continues to progress along a positive course towards realisation of democratic ideals.

(Trinidad Express) A doubles vendor was shot dead by thieves in a home invasion in Couva early yesterday.

BEIRUT,  (Reuters) – Lebanon’s Saad al-Hariri yesterday shelved his decision to resign as prime minister at the request of President Michel Aoun, easing a crisis that had deepened tensions in the Middle East.

The CARICOM Secretariat last Wednesday officially took ownership of a new web-based Integrated Work Flow System (IWS).

(Trinidad Express) The remains of three people killed and burned in a house in Carlsen Field three months ago have been identified.

LONDON, (Reuters) – People who drink three to four cups of coffee a day are more likely to see health benefits than harm, experiencing lower risks of premature death and heart disease than those who abstain, scientists said on Wednesday.

K.P Jagdeo and the Port Mourant Turf Club will team up to stage a grand horse race meet on Sunday at the club’s track.

Dear Editor, On Sunday, November 19, 2017 about 2.30 pm I called my chauffeur to take me to Charity to meet with some friends.

Guyana’s lone female International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) accredited referee Maurees Skeete departed Monday to officiate in the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association (CONCACAF) 2017 Women’s U-20 quarter-finals.

Her expressive eyes are deep and dark, a certain painful poignancy to them as she stares, so serious, straight into the camera, leaning slightly, with full lips slightly open.

(Trinidad Express) A man  who pleaded guilty to the 2009 stabbing death of a Petrotrin supervisor whom he said made sexual advance toward him, was today sentenced to 14 years in prison.

Allegations of misconduct in the local education sector have been around for years.

Miriam Andrew, former student of the Bishops’ High School graduated from the Hugh Wooding Law School on October 7, 2017, as one of only two Guyanese on the Principal’s Roll of Honour.

WASHINGTON/CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said yesterday that Venezuelan-American executives at refiner Citgo who were arrested in a corruption sweep this week would be tried as “corrupt, thieving traitors” despite a request by the United States to free them.

Dear Editor, I used to like the old bloodless coups more: more drama, more mystery, and more Gotterdämmerung. 

Dear Editor, I used to like the old bloodless coups more: more drama, more mystery, and more Gotterdämmerung.